Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada / Association canadienne des prospecteurs et entrepreneurs / Lisa McDonald, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada / Association canadienne des prospecteurs et entrepreneurs
Responsible Officer Name: Lisa McDonald, Executive Director 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-10-31
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 935237-14315

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 496

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 13

Version 2 of 47 (2007-04-24 to 2007-11-30)

Version 2 of 47 (2007-04-24 to 2007-11-30) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Organization Information

Organization: Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada / Association canadienne des prospecteurs et entrepreneurs
34 King Street East
Suite 900
Toronto, ON  M5C 2X8
Canada
Telephone number: 416-362-1969  Ext.: 222
Fax number: 416-362-0101  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Anthony Andrews, Executive Director  
 
Description of the organization's activities: The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada exists to protect and promote the Canadian mineral sector and to ensure a robust mining industry in Canada.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Core, corporate and individual membership
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Anthony Andrews
Position title: Executive Director
Public offices held: No
 
Name: MaryAnn Mihychuk
Position title: Director, Regulatory Affairs
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Constitutional Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Representatives met time to time with MP's and officials on matters related to the mineral exploration sector.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Continue to work with volunteers and committess on the associations' interests.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Aboriginal Affairs
Legislative Proposal, Policy or Program, Regulation, Bill or Resolution Clarify that the Canadian Exploration Expense includes the costs of community consultations, enviornmental baseline studies and feasibility studies.
Legislative Proposal Establishment of the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit in a series of rolling three-year phases, supplemented with annual reviews of the program's benefits.
Legislative Proposal Funding the Cooperative Geological Mapping Strategies (CGMS)
Legislative Proposal Modification of the Income Tax Act so that a resource property on the site of a former mine that has been shut down or inactive for a continuous period of a least 60 months is deemed to be a 'new mine".




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